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Our 15m (49 ft) exclusive yacht is the perfect way to see some of the most beautiful islands in the world. This eight-day adventure takes you from the Greek capital, Athens to the famous island of Mykonos. Relax in the sun or try your hand at sailing as your experienced skipper guides you through deserted bays and famous archaeological sites. You will have plenty of time for hiking, snorkelling, exploring and relaxing before digging into some local seafood.
What's Included : 7 nts aboard a 15m (49 ft) sailing yacht. Fully licensed skipper. Snorkelling equipment.
Highlights : Stroll through local villages, Relax on white-sand beaches and swim in brilliant turquoise water, devour delicious traditional Greek food and wine, try your hand at sailing (or just relax on the deck)
Dossier Disclaimer : The information in this trip details document has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. It may differ slightly to the one in the brochure. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience. Please note that our brochure is usually released in November each year. If you have booked from the previous brochure you may find there have been some changes to the itinerary. VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you print a final copy of your Trip Details to review a couple of days prior to travel, in case there have been changes that affect your plans.
Itinerary Disclaimer : While it is our intention to adhere to the route described below, there is a certain amount of flexibility built into the itinerary and on occasion it may be necessary, or desirable to make alterations. The itinerary is brief, as we never know exactly where our journey will take us. Due to our style of travel and the regions we visit, travel can be unpredictable. The Trip Details document is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destinations or wildlife is by no means a guarantee that they will be visited or encountered. Additionally, any travel times listed are approximations only and subject to vary due to local circumstances.
Important Notes : 1. Space is limited on the boat and especially in your cabin. You can only take soft sided luggage on board, such as a mid-sized backpack or soft duffel bag. (Less than is 15kgs) Suitcases are not appropriate for our Sailing adventures as they are not pliable enough to fit into the niches available for luggage. 2. Fresh water is very limited on board, and as such we ask for your understanding that showers are limited to one quick shower per person a day. 3. It's important to note that the beds in the cabins are not the usual length of a standard bed. The length is approximately 1.8 meters (6 feet) 4. Electrical outlets on board are European style with 2 pins (240V), and are only operational while in port. It is recommended to bring an external battery pack for charging personal electronics. 5. This is a self-catering trip, and everybody will be expected to participate, cleaning up after themselves, and keeping the boat ship shape at all times (including washing the dishes, and emptying the bins when ashore.) 6. Physical Rating: - You should be able to climb up small steep ladders, or walk over a wooden plank (without a handrail) when boarding/disembarking the vessel, and be physically able to carry your luggage. - You will often be climbing in and out of the yachts inflatable tenders at beach landing spots, and boarding/disembarking the tender from the yacht in sometimes challenging conditions. - Moving around the yacht while under sail can be challenging as it moves in the waves or heels over to its side. You should be physically able, and comfortable, to move about in such conditions. 7. Please note that this tour combines with other G Adventures tours. As such, the staff and some travel companions on your tour may have previously been traveling together with G Adventures, prior to Day 1 of your tour. Likewise, some staff and travel companions may be continuing together on another G Adventures tour, after your trip concludes. 8. If you don't have an EU Drivers Licence - make sure to get an International Licence, to be able to rent a car/ATV/scooter on the islands.
Group Leader Description : A G Adventures skipper will be with the group throughout your journey. The aim of the skipper is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible, as well as taking complete charge of the sailing, your safety on board and the safety of the vessel. As this is a real sailing adventure, our skipper might also request your help on board and will be more than happy to impart some of their vast sailing knowledge during the course of the journey. Our skippers are all fully licensed with many years of experience sailing in the area. They will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and you can expect your skipper to have a broad general knowledge of the Greek Islands you will visit.
Group Size Notes : Max 8.
Meals Included : No meals included
Meals : Eating is a big part of traveling. Travelling with G Adventures you experience the vast array of wonderful food that is available out in the world. Generally meals are not included in the trip price when there is a choice of eating options, to give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat. It also gives you more budgeting flexibility, though generally food is cheap. Our groups tend to eat together to enable you to taste a larger variety of dishes and enjoy each other's company. There is no obligation to do this though. Your CEO will be able to suggest favourite restaurants during your trip. The above information applies to G Adventures group trips. For Independent trips please check the itinerary for details of meals included. For all trips please refer to the meals included and budget information for included meals and meal budgets. On our Greek sailing trips, the G Adventures Skipper/CEO will help you make a food kitty, where around EUR 50 per person, per week will be added to the kitty for small food items on board to cover breakfasts, lunches and the odd dinner. Breakfasts and lunches are prepared by yourself, and most dinners are taken ashore at local restaurants.
Transport : 15m (49 ft.) sailing yacht.
About our Transportation : Our 51ft sailing boats are equipped with state of the art technology offering all travellers onboard a safe and enjoyable experience. Space is optimized – sleeping quarters are snug, meaning that more of the boat is open from everyone to enjoy. Cabins are allotted by the skipper based on the gender and traveller make-up of the group.
Accommodation : 4 twin/double occupancy cabins, 3 shared bathrooms, 3 showers.
About Accommodation : A NOTE REGARDING SMALL SPACES ON SAILBOATS: - Please note that the rooming for these boats is assigned upon arrival and neither particular cabins, nor berths can be guaranteed. You will be sharing a bunk or double bed with your travel partner or one of your fellow passengers of the same sex and sharing the bathrooms onboard. - Please be aware that as this is a real sailboat and not a cruise vessel and the space on board is tight. The sleeping quarters on sailboats are generally kept to a minimum size in order to maximize public space and performance. - It may be possible to smell engine and/or diesel fumes when in the cabins, due to their proximity to the engine room. Most travel is done during the day, so it is unlikely you will be in the cabin when the engine is running. - Some people are not comfortable with the type of close quarter arrangements typically found on sailboats, however if a real sailing experience on a real sailboat is what you are after, then this experience should more than make up for cramped quarters. - Opportunities to sleep in open air on main deck are often available. - Please note that the skipper may also be sharing the ship's quarters and amenities with you. - Power onboard is 220V on European 2 pin sockets. Please note that this is not suitable for sleeping aid machines, as the power source may not always be operating. Bringing a battery pack is recommended.
Joining Instructions : Kalamaki/Alimos Marina Dia Noche Cafe Marina Alimou, Athens, Greece Which is located in Alimos Marina across from "Pier 6". There will be a reserved table inside with a G Adventures sign, where our skipper will meet you at 17:00 on Day 1 of your tour. From the airport by Bus & Taxi - Take the X96 Bus from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos airport. The ticket costs 5.00 Euro and is valid for 24 hours on all public transport means. Get off at Alimos Marina, Kalamaki. Head down to the Marina to Dia Noche Cafe. From the airport by Taxi - Give the driver the address of Dia Notche cafe in Alimos Marina, Kalamaki. Cost is approximately 35 Euros. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE AT THE RELEVANT JOINING POINTAT 17:00 ON DAY 1. Your Skipper will organize a short meeting soon after arrival, during which you will meet other tour participants and receive information about general and specific aspects of the trip. To arrange an arrival or departure transfer, we recommend you book through our preferred transfer provider - HolidayTaxis - using the following link: https://partner.holidaytaxis.com/?ref=GADVE Choose from a range of transport options including both private and shared transfers at a discounted rate. We advise that you book both your arrival and departure transfers in advance. Please make sure you have the following details before booking: - Flight number - Flight Arrival Time and Date - Flight Departure Time and Date - Passenger's Name - Number of Passengers - Email - Valid Mobile Telephone Number - Drop off and/or Pick Up Address
Arrival Complications : We don't expect any problems, and nor should you, but if for any reason you are unable to commence your trip as scheduled, as soon as possible please contact your starting point hotel, requesting that you speak to or leave a message for your CEO (if you are not on a group tour please refer to the emergency contact details provided in this dossier). If you are unable to get in touch with your leader, please refer to our emergency contact details.
Emergency Contact : EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBERS Should you need to contact us during a situation of dire need, it is best to first call either the G Adventures Local Representative (if one is listed below) or our G Adventures Local Office. If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, so they may return your call and assist you as soon as possible. In case of serious emergency, please contact: Head Skipper: +30 698168 5260 Global Sailing Manager: +44 7487 842737 If you are unable for any reason to contact our local office, please call the numbers listed below which will connect you directly with our Sales team who will happily assist you. Hours of operation by region can be found here. Toll-free, North America only: 1 888 800 4100 Calls from UK: 0344 272 2060 Calls from Germany: 0800 365 1000 Calls from Australia: 1300 853 325 Calls from New Zealand: 0800 333 415 Outside North America, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the UK: +1 416 260 0999 ALL OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: +44 207 243 9878
Finishing Point Instructions : In regard to booking onward travel for the last day of your Greek Islands Sailing Adventure, a flight time of 2pm or later is ideal as this will add further flexibility to your itinerary, however earlier flight times can be accommodated if necessary. If you have a very early flight time on the last day, please advise your skipper at the welcome meeting on Day 1.
What to Take : There is limited space on the yachts. We recommend the use of a duffel bag or backpack. A good size daypack is also essential. PLEASE NOTE: No hard suitcases are permitted due to limited space.
Packing List : Documents: • Flight info (required) (Printouts of e-tickets may be required at the border) • Insurance info (required) (With photocopies) • Passport (required) (With photocopies) • Required visas or vaccination certificates (required) (With photocopies) • Vouchers and pre-departure information (required) Essentials: • Binoculars (optional) • Camera (With extra memory cards and batteries) • Cash, credit and debit cards • Day pack (Used for daily excursions or short overnights) • Ear plugs • First-aid kit (should contain lip balm with sunscreen, sunscreen, whistle, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, bandaids/plasters, tape, anti-histamines, antibacterial gel/wipes, antiseptic cream, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, rehydration powder, water purification tablets or drops, insect repellent, sewing kit, extra prescription drugs you may be taking) • Flashlight/torch (Headlamps are ideal) • Fleece top/sweater • Footwear • Hat • Locks for bags • Long pants/jeans • Moneybelt • Outlet adapter • Personal entertainment (Reading and writing materials, cards, music player, etc.) • Reusable water bottle • Shirts/t-shirts • Sleepwear • Small travel towel • Sunglasses • Toiletries (Preferably biodegradable) • Watch and alarm clock • Waterproof backpack cover • Windproof rain jacket Heath & Safety: • Disposable Face Masks (required) • Hand sanitizer (required) • Pen (required) (Please bring your own pen for filling out documents.) • Rubber gloves Marine: • Drybag (Will help keep cameras and essentials dry) • External battery pack • Motion sickness tablets • Sarong • Snorkel gear (optional) (Only if own equipment is preferred.) Warm Weather: • Sandals/flip-flops • Shorts/skirts (Longer shorts/skirts are recommended) • Sun hat/bandana • Swimwear
Laundry : Laundry facilities can be found in some harbors, ask your skipper for the best places.
Visas and Entry Requirements : All countries require a valid passport (with a minimum 6 months validity). Contact your local embassy or consulate for the most up-to-date visa requirements, or see your travel agent. It is your own responsibility to have the correct travel documentation. Visa requirements for your trip will vary depending on where you are from and where you are going. We keep the following information up to date as far as possible, but rules do change and sometimes without warning. While we provide the following information in good faith, it is vital that you check the information yourself and understand that you are fully responsible for your own visa requirements. Visa information specific to your destination and nationality can be found in our Important Pre-Departure Information page here A Schengen visa is applied for at the Embassy or Consulate of the Schengen country in which you will be spending the most nights on your trip to the Schengen space. If you are only visiting one country on your trip then you apply for your visa at the Consulate of this Schengen country.
Detailed Trip Notes : Welcome on board!! We are happy that you decided to be a guest on board our sailing yachts for your holidays. To make sure it's a real one of a kind experience, your skipper wants to give you some information about the things you'll meet on the yacht and on the trip. No worries, we won't make you spend your precious time on too much information, simply take it as a possibility to start your adventure at home. Brief History of Yachting Known since the old Egyptian Empires yachts were dedicated only to the pleasure of it's passengers in the exclusivity of independence. Long time before tourism discovered the pleasure of big steamboat cruises around 100 years ago, the wealthy parts of societies enjoyed yachting in different ways: cruising the Nile, sailing the Greek Islands or enjoying huge parties on board of Caligula's yachts in a lake south of Rome. Fortunately technology developed allowing us the opportunity to sail the oceans in smaller yachts. Yachts of today are constructed under the rules of hydrodynamics, defining the shape of the hull, the needs of stability and comfort. When only twenty years ago, running water and a stove were a pure luxury on board a yacht, you'll find almost everything you need on your yachts today: electricity -though it's only 12V offshore and only sometimes 220V when we're moored, refrigerators, showers, hot water, music and much more. But never forget: a yacht always is 'on the budget'…budgeting room and weight for mobility and stocks for ongoing comfort. Each yacht comes with the safety gear and instrumentation required by law to assure you a safe and successful holiday. Here are some technical terms for you to learn to help you orient yourself: Boat Hull: the 'body' of the boat Keel: stabilising part of the hull under the waterline to prevent capsizing Deck: upper level of the boat Cockpit: area in the back where we are operating the boat Bow: Forward area of the boat Stern Backward area of the boat Helm: steering facility Helmsman: Person at the helm, not necessarily the skipper Starboard: right side of the boat looking forward from aft Port (side): left side of the boat looking forward from aft Rigg: all fixed equipment standing up above the deck Mast: vertical massive pole to fix the sails Boom: horizontal massive pole going backward from the mast Mainsail: sail at the rear of the mast Foresail/Genua/ Headsail: sail in front of the mast Fender: sort of 'bumper' to avoid damage of the hull when moored Winch: sort of drum to operate loaded lines or anchor chain Beaufort: intl. scale for strength of winds, starting with 0 up to 12 Operations Manoeuvre: changing the course of the boat or doing several operations Tacking: turning the bow through the wind Gibing: turning the stern through the wind Round up: turning the boat exactly into the wind to stop moving Fetch sth.: pulling tight a line Ease sth.: detaching a line Lines There are only LINES on a boat, no ropes etc. Most important ones: Furling lines: to set and take away the sails Sheets: to adjust the sails during sailing Mooring lines: connecting the yacht to the peer Ground lines: fixing the bow when moored 'stern too' (the peer) Knots Figure-eight knot: belongs to the end of certain lines to avoid going by the run Half hitch: easiest knot to fix a line somewhere, not very strong one Clove hitch: famous knot to fix various lines like mooring-, fender- etc. Reef knot: used to connect two lines of same size to each other More ambitious but often used: Bowline: creating a strong and everlasting loop to a line
Spending Money : Every traveller is different and therefore spending money requirements will vary. Some travellers may drink more than others while other travellers like to purchase more souvenirs than most. Please consider your own spending habits when it comes to allowing for drinks, shopping and tipping. Please also remember the following specific recommendations when planning your trip.
Money Exchange : In Greece you can exchange your foreign currency and /or traveler checks in banks and money exchange "kiosko" in all cities, remember that the banks are open from 8:00am until 2pm and won´t reopen later, also be aware of national holidays. The only currency accepted in Greece is the EURO. As currency exchange rates can fluctuate often we ask that you refer to the following website for daily exchange rates: www.xe.com
Emergency Fund : Please also make sure you have access to at least an additional USD $200 (or equivalent) as an 'emergency' fund, to be used when circumstances outside our control (ex. a natural disaster) require a change to our planned route. This is a rare occurrence!
Departure Tax : Usually included in international air ticket
Tipping : It is customary in Europe to leave a small tip for service providers, such as waiters, if you are pleased with the service (€1-2). Tipping is an expected - though not compulsory - component of your tour program and an expression of satisfaction with the persons who have assisted you on your tour. Although it may not be customary to you, it is of considerable significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels. There are several times during the trip where there is opportunity to tip the local guides. You may do this individually, or your CEO will offer to collect the money and tip as a group. Recommendations for tipping local guides would range from €3-5 per day depending on the quality and length of the service; ask your CEO for specific recommendations based on the circumstances and culture. Also at the end of each trip if you felt your G Adventures CEO or skipper did an outstanding job, tipping is appreciated. The amount is entirely a personal preference, however as a guideline €5-8 EUR per person, per day can be used.
Optional Activities : No optional activities
Health : Please note: We do not have a constant power source onboard, and cannot facilitate the use of Sleep Apnea/CPAP machines. Bringing a suitable battery pack is required. Inoculations may be required for the country visited. It is your responsibility to consult with your travel doctor for up to date medical travel information well before departure. No particular health issues in Greece, just that in some more remote islands bottled water is more recommended to drink. Just keep in mind that some heat waves are possible from June to October all over the country. People who are sensitive to seasickness should come prepared. You should consult your doctor for up-to-date medical travel information well before departure. We recommend that you carry a First Aid kit, hand sanitizers / antibacterial wipes as well as any personal medical requirements.
Safety and Security : Many national governments provide a regularly updated advice service on safety issues involved with international travel. We recommend that you check your government's advice for their latest travel information before departure. We strongly recommend the use of a neck wallet or money belt while travelling, for the safe keeping of your passport, air tickets, travellers' cheques, cash and other valuable items. Leave your valuable jewellery at home - you won't need it while travelling. A lock is recommended for securing your luggage. When travelling on a group trip, please note that your CEO has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the trip itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. Your CEO will accompany you on all included activities. During your trip you will have some free time to pursue your own interests, relax and take it easy or explore at your leisure. While your CEO will assist you with options available in a given location please note that any optional activities you undertake are not part of your itinerary, and we offer no representations about the safety of the activity or the standard of the operators running them. Please use your own good judgment when selecting an activity in your free time. Although the cities visited on tour are generally safe during the day, there can be risks to wandering throughout any major city at night. It is our recommendation to stay in small groups and to take taxis to and from restaurants, or during night time excursions. Protests and Demonstrations- Protests and demonstrations, even those that are well intended, have the potential to turn violent with no warning. Counter protests can also turn violent. Action by security forces to disperse demonstrators and protesters may occur at any time. If you are in an area where demonstrators or protesters are gathering, avoid the temptation of staying for a good photo opportunity and leave the area immediately. Water based activities have an element of danger and excitement built into them. We recommend only participating in water based activities when accompanied by a guide(s). We make every reasonable effort to ensure the fun and adventurous element of any water based activities (in countries with varying degrees of operating standards) have a balanced approach to safety. It is our policy not to allow our CEOs to make arrangements on your behalf for water based activities that are not accompanied by guide(s). Swimming, including snorkeling, is always at your own risk. We take all prudent measures in relation to your safety. For ways to further enhance your personal safety while traveling, please visit: www.gadventures.com/travel-resources/safety/
Trip Specific Safety : Greece is a relatively safe country if you take the same precaution you would back home in any major and/or touristy cities, use comon sense and do not hesitate to ask your skipper about specific areas to avoid. Also it is recommended to carry with you only the money and documentation you need for the day. Always keep an eye on your belongings, while having a drink, at the internet cafe, waiting at the bus station...
A Couple of Rules : Illegal drugs will not be tolerated on any trips. Possessing or using drugs not only contravenes the laws of the land but also puts the rest of the group at risk. Smoking marijuana and opium is a part of local culture in some parts of the world but is not acceptable for our travellers. Our philosophy of travel is one of respect towards everyone we encounter, and in particular the local people who make the world the special place it is. The exploitation of prostitutes is completely contrary to this philosophy. Our CEOs have the right to expel any member of the group if drugs are found in their possession or if they use prostitutes.
Travel Insurance : Travel Insurance: Travel insurance is compulsory in order to participate on any of our trips. When travelling on a group trip, you will not be permitted to join the group until evidence of travel insurance has been sighted by your CEO, who will take note of your insurance details. When selecting a travel insurance policy please bear in mind that all clients must have medical coverage and that we require a minimum coverage of USD 200,000 for repatriation and emergency rescue. We strongly recommend that the policy also covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment and loss of luggage and personal effects. If you have credit card insurance we require proof of purchase of the trip (a receipt of credit card statement) with a credit card in your name. Contact your bank for details of their participating insurer, the level of coverage and emergency contact telephone number.
Planeterra Foundation - the non-profit partner of G Adventures : Planeterra International Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to turning travel into impact by helping local communities earn an income from tourism. Planeterra connects underserved local communities to the benefits of tourism by developing and supporting small community-owned businesses. These businesses support Indigenous people, empower women, grant youth access to employment opportunities, and protect the environment. Planeterra also works to ensure these businesses have a thriving customer base by integrating their projects into G Adventures' itineraries globally. G Adventures is Planeterra's largest corporate donor, covering all operating costs, so 100% of your donation will bring opportunity to people in need. G Adventures Dollar-a-day Program - Make Every Day Count - Turn your travel into impact with Planeterra Foundation. Did you know? Most communities around the world do not benefit from tourism. Give back to the places you visit on your travels by creating opportunities for local people to earn an income, and protect the environment. Make every day count by donating $1/day for the length of your trip, and join us in empowering the communities you will visit when you travel. 100% of your donation goes directly to Planeterra projects.
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Minimum Age : Minimum age of 16 years for this trip.
International Flights : Check-in times and baggage allowances/restrictions vary by airline and can change at any time. For the most up-to-date information for your flight, please contact your airline. We recommend checking in online in advance to avoid potential delays at the airport.
Group Leader : Skipper/CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout.
Max Pax : 8
Arrival day. Join the group at 5pm for a welcome meeting and safety briefing before beginning the sailing journey to Mykonos. Enjoy a night cap on the boat, or head out to explore Athens by night.
Set sail for the Cyclades. Possible island stops include: Syros, Kea, Kythnos, Mykonos, Hydra and Aegina. Flexible itineraries give your experienced skippers the opportunity to showcase all the hidden gems you're looking for. We follow the desires of the group and tailor the sailing experience to provide each group a quality journey while on board.
Flexible itineraries give your experienced skippers the opportunity to showcase all the hidden gems you're looking for. We follow the desires of the group and tailor the sailing experience to provide each group a quality journey while on board. Possible Island stops include: Syros, Kea, Kythnos, Hydra, Aegina.
Flexible itineraries give your experienced skippers the opportunity to showcase all the hidden gems you're looking for. We follow the desires of the group and tailor the sailing experience to provide each group a quality journey while on board. Possible Island stops include: Syros, Kea, Kythnos, Hydra, Aegina.
Flexible itineraries give your experienced skippers the opportunity to showcase all the hidden gems you're looking for. We follow the desires of the group and tailor the sailing experience to provide each group a quality journey while on board. Possible Island stops include: Syros, Kea, Kythnos, Hydra, Aegina.
Flexible itineraries give your experienced skippers the opportunity to showcase all the hidden gems you're looking for. We follow the desires of the group and tailor the sailing experience to provide each group a quality journey while on board. Possible Island stops include: Syros, Kea, Kythnos, Hydra, Aegina.
Celebrate upon arrival to Mykonos by visiting the local windmills and enjoying a cocktail on a veranda overlooking Little Venice. The beaches and nightlife add excitement to the picturesque island.
Depart after breakfast.
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After nearly three months on the road behind his new album Happy in Galoshes, Scott Weiland will bring his first solo tour in a decade to a close this week. And while a breather is certainly in order, Weiland is already preparing for his next endeavor: A new Stone Temple Pilots album, which, he tells SPIN.com, the band will begin recording this spring for release in early 2010.
In the Q&A below, Weiland discusses his tour, his latest solo album, and the beginnings of STP's upcoming reunion record.
SPIN: Launching your first solo tour in such a long time, do you feel like you had something to prove?
SW: It's felt freeing. It felt like less pressurethan the STP tour. I feltconfident. I was excited about it and when you're really lookingforward to something, you don't feel that sense of pressure. Also, I'vechanged the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single Idon't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be anumber one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have falleninto that trap before. Things just happened and it's better to not setyour expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a longcareer — not every album is going to be record setting.
SPIN: Do you have the same camaraderie with this backing band as you do with STP?
Scott Weiland: Yes, definitely. We sort of decided from the first show that we're going to approach it differently, and just sort of freeform jam a lot and let those jams leap from song to song. And it really opened up the band, creatively — it's like how jazz musicians would approach the songs. Where you just sort of feel it out. These jams were sort of like space jams, they would just lead off however long we were vibing it, anywhere from four to 10 minutes.
SPIN: Any difficulties along the way?
SW: There were some shows on the first leg of the tour where we werekind of stiff.But it was the very beginning. We'd only had three rehearsals as a whole band, so it was all new. I had only played the songs on the record — that's a little different than working songs out live. With a new group of guys it changes the chemistry, and you're going to play things live a little differently.SPIN: The songs on Happy in Galoshes are far more personal and introspective than anything you've ever done. Do you ever feel like you're giving away your secrets?
SW: No, but this record was really a peek into my relationship with my wife. I remember, I was talking to the guy that I'm writing my memoirs with, and he said, "You know, it kind of reminds me of that Marvin Gaye record Here, My Dear, which he gave to his wife when they divorced." So it was sort of like that kind of record for me. And there are some songs about my brother's passing. And there are older songs about my drug addiction. It's been six years since I stopped doing heroin, and what I started realizing at that time was that I had become sort of trapped in my own lyric writing, where everything started seeming overindulgent — I was overindulgent in my own apathy. So I started going back and listening to my favorite lyricists, like Bob Dylan, and started trying to write outside my own perspective.
SPIN: Is there a new Stone Temple Pilots record in the works?
SW: Yeah. Those guys [DeLeo Brothers] have already been writing the instrumental music. It's a different process than doing stuff solo. I write a lot of the music, melodies, and lyrics myself and with Doug [Grean, guitarist]. Really, it's a two-man process. But with STP, Robert and Dean write the chords and riffs and then they bring stuff to me.
SPIN: Have they brought anything to you yet?
SW: No, except for the stuff we jammed at sound check [on the last tour]. And some of that was really cool. And those things were recorded; we brought a little Protools rig that was at the front of the house. So any little nuggets that popped out, we'd have on tape. So when I'm finished doing my thing, I'll hear what kind of ideas they have. And in the spring we'll be ready to record.
SPIN: So are you guys hoping for something in 2009?
SW: STP will have a new record out in early 2010.

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For long-time Tour de France fans, the route for stage 16 may not be that familiar – as it's been over 40 years since these climbs last appeared in the TdF.
So just for fun, here's a very brief glance at stage 16 of the 2009 Tour de France. With a bit of info on the start and end towns and a tiny slice of history.
Click here for a review of stage 17
2009 Tour de France – STAGE 16
Bring your passports as this stage starts in Switzerland, then visits Italy, before finishing in France.
The route for this short 160 km stage is quite simple. The riders are either going up or going down – two climbs, two descents.
First and immediately the course climbs Col du Grand St Bernard – at 2,469 metres (8,100 feet) – a real monster – and the highest pass in the 2009 Tour. The second climb – Col du Petit St Bernard at 2,188 metres (7,180 feet) – is long but never steep.
The Start Town: Martigny, Switzerland
This strategically located French speaking Swiss town has extensive Roman remains including a well preserved amphitheatre that still hosts Cow Fights. For cyclists, 20 miles to the north is the UCI World Cycling Centre, in Aigle. And to the east, the Valais region with it's Fendant wine, fruit orchards, and big mountains (including the Matterhorn) is pretty much paradise.
There is also a very fancy museum here that often hosts famous traveling exhibits
The First Climb:
Col du Grand St Bernard (Colle del Gran San Bernardo)
First, a little history: This pass has been used for almost 3,000 years to cross the Alps. Julius Caesar crossed with an army in 57 BC. In fact, one of Caesar's generals fought a significant battle versus the local Celtic tribe at Martigny.
Today, along the route are signs with drawings commemorating Napolean's crossing with 46,000 soldiers in 1800. In the 900's Saint Bernard of Menthon opened a Hospice to provide a safe haven for travelers – the hospice is still operating today.
The climb: This is a huge climb. Although the official site lists the climb as 24.4 kms, don't believe it. It is uphill from the very start – and although not that steep to begin, it is over 40 kms long and almost 2000 metres of ascent.
The first 30 kms or so climbs gently through a scenic valley. It's actually not the best route for cyclotourists as the traffic is light but fast and there is a very long covered stretch (that's pretty awful. About 7 kms before the summit, the main road enters a several mile long tunnel until Italy. But the Tour will turn-off here and take the ancient road over the mountain.
Here it gets fun. It is beautiful, steep, and lots of hairpins. Four of the last five kms average 9.5 %. It's the steepest stretch of the day.
The pass itself is charming. There is a little lake, the hospice, sharply dressed Italian customs officers, several restaurants, and a huge statue of St Bernard himself. It was hard work climbing up the statue with bike cleats. 🙂
The descent is over 30kms down to Aoste. When I rode this side in the summer, the surface was truly awful, with construction was everywhere. It seems they were getting ready for the Tour.
The Second Climb: Col du Petit Saint Bernard (Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo)
I believe it has appeared 3 times in the Tdf (1949, 1953, 1963).
The climb is listed as 22.6 kms, averaging 5.1%. But again, before the climb starts the route will be ever so gently uphill from Aoste. For example the 4 kms before the "start" is about 2% average – starting at Morgex.
The top is the French/Italian border and another giant Saint Bernard du Menthon statue.
Unlike the Grand St Bernard, there are no customs controls – as both EU countries.
From here it's about 31 kilometres completely downhill to the finish. the descent is not steep or particularly technical – it will be a hair-raising finish.
Prediction? There are two more mountain stages after today. So it doesn't need to be a big day for the leaders. A rider that can climb obviously but more importantly someone that descends like a madman.
You guys are the experts ….I would've thought of a Salvodelli if he was still racing
The FinishTown: Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France This is a great base town for cyclotourists. At the start of loads of climbs including five giants – Cormet de Roselend, Les Arcs, La Plagne, Petit St Bernard and Col de l'Iseran – the highest and longest pass in France (the top of Bonette is not a pass). It is also the last stop of the high speed train into the Alps. So access is far but relatively easy from Paris.


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Peggy Moss is the award-winning author of Say Something, Our Friendship Rules, and One of Us. Her freelance work has appeared in Lapis Magazine, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Haus Frau, Explore Sri Lanka, and Teaching Tolerance. A frequent speaker at conferences, schools and camps, Peggy is at ease with large and small groups of all ages. Peggy has published several pieces on the topic of bullying. Empowering Parents featured Peggy's work in response to press reports on Girl Violence, and well as pieces on how to address Relational Bullying, and how to combat Cyber Bullying with kids. She has been interviewed for bullying articles in the Globe and Mail, the Boston Globe and Discovery, among others. In addition, her article, "Not True! Gender Doesn't Limit You," can be found in the Fall 2007 issue of Teaching Tolerance. Read Peggy's Bio to learn more about her work, or contact Peggy directly to find out about rates.
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Say Something, written by Peggy Moss, illustrated by Lea Lyon, and published by Tilbury House, is a story written from the perspective of a young girl who learns that feeling sorry for kids who are teased is not enough. Say Something jump-starts conversations between kids and their parents and teachers about how teasing feels and what they can do about it. Read world-wide by students, teachers and parents,
Say Something is available in paperback. Winner, Learning Magazine "Teachers' Choice Awards for Children's Books, 2005" Named "One of the Best Children's Books of the year, 2004" by Bank Street College of Education. Selected as a "Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2005" by the National Council for the Social Studies
Also see: When your kid is the bully, The Boston Globe, February 18, 2010.
Our Friendship Rules, By Peggy Moss and Dee Dee Tardif. Illustrated by Alissa Imre Geis
available in Paperback - June, 2011! Alexandra and Jenny have been best friends for a long time. But when Alexandra is momentarily dazzled by the glamour of a new girl at school, she's willing to do almost anything to be the cool girl's friend. Ultimately, she tells Jenny's biggest, most important secret--and just like that, Alexandra is in! When Alexandra sees the hurt she's caused, she knows she has to figure out a way to regain the friendship that's far more important to her than being invited to sit with the popular girls. Our Friendship Rules is both a lyrical story of forgiveness and a simple, sweet but instructive tale about true friendship. Gold Medal Winner, Independent Publisher's First Annual Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Picture Book—All Ages


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Hopefully you'll never need a utility to help you track down a lost or stolen phone, but if you're worried that you might, you have options. Last week we asked you which apps you used to keep tabs on your smartphone in case it vanishes. Then we rounded up the top five based on your nominations and put them to a vote. Now we're back to highlight the winner.
Coming in with just under 32% of the vote is Find My iPhone, Apple's free utility for iOS devices. In second over 26% of the vote was Lookout for Android, with SeekDroid following behind with close to 18% of the votes cast. In fourth is Prey with just under 17%, and bringing up the rear is Where's My Droid, just under 7% of the overall vote.
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New data on the biofuel ecobalance
Most biofuels are not green
First tops, then flops. That is one way of summing up the history of biofuels so far. A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-date picture of the ecobalance of various biofuels and their production processes. Only a few are overall more environmentally friendly than petrol.
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Pink Floyd superstar Nick Mason has teamed up with engineer Alan Parsons and Sonic Reality to create a sample library of the drummer's custom Ludwig 'Black Kit'.
Available now in FXPansion's BFD2 format, Nick Mason Drums promises to deliver a virtual recreation of the kit that can be played with any MIDI keyboard or e-drum setup.
The package also includes mic channels that can be mixed for what's being pitched as "full album quality, vintage '70s drums". Needless to say, getting Mason's technique might be another matter.
Nick Mason Drums is out now for $69/£43. For more information, visit eSoundz.


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Karen -- Ellendale, Delaware -- September 2005
My encounters started way before 2005 but this one sticks out.
My father died suddenly of a rare blood cancer that killed him in just a few weeks. About a month after he died, my mother had to leave their family home because she could not live alone. She had all utilities suspended, including phone and electric.
My father used to work daily from home at this computer and had two phone lines. Well, I was outside of his office window one day checking on things in the yard. I heard a phone ringing from his room. My mother and sister had also heard it on separate occasions. I thought I was losing it, to be honest. I had experienced so many things in that 100 year old farm house, but this was nuts.
The house was always family owned so I brushed most stuff off as being my grandparents checking up on us. This time, however, I think it was my dad checking in.
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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Connecticut executed its first step out of the loser's bracket according to plan Saturday at the Clemson Regional. The Huskies jumped out to an early 10-run lead and were able to save their top pitchers and avenge an early-season loss in a 13-3 victory over in-state rival Sacred Heart.
Billy Ferriter's two-out, bases-loaded single triggered a five-run second inning for UConn (42-18-1), which advances to play the Clemson-Coastal Carolina loser on Sunday. Three runs scored on the play thanks to an errant throw to the plate. His team ahead 10-0, UConn coach Jim Penders elected to pull starter Greg Nappo for possible use later in the tournament. Nappo threw only 36 pitches.
"It was critical for us to get ahead and put up a crooked number," UConn coach Jim Penders said. "We wanted to get (Nappo) out so he could pitch Monday."
UConn finished with 18 hits, including four from Ryan Fuller and three each from Mike Nemeth and Ferriter. UConn hitters didn't take many strikes from Sacred Heart starter Nick Leiningen, who tried to keep them off-balance with breaking pitches.
"I think we definitely decided to turn it on and go after those pitches," Nemeth said.
Sacred Heart (34-23) scored three in the fourth inning off Pat Butler (3-1), who followed with three scoreless innings. The Pioneers beat UConn 5-4 in March.
Leiningen (7-4) was knocked out in the third, allowing eight runs.
The Pioneers were outscored 24-4 in their two regional losses.
"We are disappointed we didn't play a little better," Sacred Heart coach Nick Giaquinto said.
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Mitt Romneys Reputation May Mean a New Playbook
HOUSTON — If Mitt Romney is like every other Republican presidential nominee in recent memory, he will choose a major issue or two on which to move to the center to woo independent voters and soft Democrats.
It would be a textbook move for a candidate who has clinched the nomination, as Romney did in Texas on Tuesday. But the question is whether the former Massachusetts governor can pull it off given the suspicions many conservatives expressed about his ideological leanings during the contentious primary.
Conservative activists warn that Romney still has much work to do to earn their trust. But several GOP strategists said in interviews that making a major play for the middle might be unnecessary given his image as a moderate Republican governor from a liberal New England state — the same image that caused him so much trouble in the primary.
"It's Mitt Romney. All he has to say is: 'I was governor of Massachusetts.' It takes away his wing-nut status," said a Washington, D.C., GOP operative who has helped raise money for Romney. "The talk-radio conservatives beat the crap out of him for months that he was too moderate. Well, guess what? That's not going to hurt him now."
"I think he has an easier job moving to the center than past nominees. I don't think any conservative with knowledge of Romney's record and background thinks he's a hard-core guy," added a second Republican operative who is also based in D.C.
Romney officially secured the nomination Tuesday evening, but he has been the de facto 2012 GOP standard-bearer since early April when former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) exited the race. To arrive here, Romney survived brutal attacks from a mostly lackluster Republican field on his 25-year business career as a venture capitalist — Texas Gov. Rick Perry accused him of being a "vulture capitalist" — and his governing record during his term as Massachusetts' chief executive, ending in 2006.
The attack by Romney's opponents on this part of his résumé, crystallized by former Speaker Newt Gingrich's (Ga.) label of Romney as a "Massachusetts moderate," caused the ex-governor and 2008 presidential candidate the biggest political challenge in his second nomination quest. Conservative activists complained about Romney's past moderation on social issues and authorship of a Massachusetts state health care program similar to President Barack Obama's federal health care law.
Some conservative activists argue that winning hasn't solved Romney's tenuous relationship with the GOP base, however driven it is to oust Obama. Jon Fleischman, a tea party conservative from Orange County, Calif., conceded that Obama's reputation on the right as a staunch leftist helps Romney with the Republican base. But he said Romney does not yet have the political capital to move to the center risk-free because activists do not view him as a "tried and tested conservative."
"The dominant conversation that takes place amongst conservative activists is how to get motivated for a nominee who at times seems to lack a defining ideology," said Fleischman, who publishes and writes for flashreport.org. "His job is not done."
Democrats have been trying to paint Romney as too extreme since early in the Republican primary campaign and would contend that the former Massachusetts governor is anything but a good fit for independents, centrists and other swing voters. The Obama campaign has been hard at work trying to turn Romney's business experience into a negative, while also hammering him on what his positions would mean for women, a key voting bloc currently leaning toward the president.
Republicans concede that the issue of immigration could prove politically problematic for Romney. During the primary he staked out a defined stance in favor of strong enforcement of the border with Mexico. Any attempt to soften this position to improve his support among Hispanics — where he lags dangerously — could revive charges that the governor is a "flip-flopper" and do him significant harm with conservatives and other voting demographics.
But absent that issue, GOP campaign advisers believe Romney is occupying the political sweet spot as the general election campaign against Obama gets under way in earnest. The economic recovery has been tepid and slow, enabling Romney to charge that Obama has failed on the No. 1 issue voters care about, while styling his own message around job creation and raising incomes and security for those who are employed.
This campaign theme cuts across party lines naturally, and as long as Romney can rely on it to prosecute his case against the president, an overt move to the center on an issue that might raise the eyebrows of wary conservatives might not be necessary, Republicans assert.
Still, that doesn't mean Romney can avoid taking politically tricky positions on issues, as he did when he crossed many Congressional Republicans and joined Obama to support spending taxpayer dollars to keep student-loan interest rates from rising. Unlike Obama, the former Massachusetts governor argued for spending cuts elsewhere to pay for extension of the loan program. He took some heat from conservatives but generally survived the debate unscathed.
"He'll be fine with centrist voters. His manner is mild, he's not associated with any far-right issues and his economic message is modulated for swing voters," said Rob Stutzman, a California-based Republican consultant. "The issue he needs to show some pivot on is immigration; it's the only issue he really went hard-right on in his rhetoric."


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Urine biomarkers reveal mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetic kidney disease
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites – small molecules produced by cellular metabolism – that are significantly different in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease compared to healthy controls.
Twelve of the 13 metabolites are linked to mitochondrial function, suggesting that suppression of mitochondria – the powerhouses of cells – is a fundamental characteristic of diabetic kidney disease. The findings are published in the November edition of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
"This work provides strong evidence that reduced mitochondrial function is a dominant feature of human diabetic kidney disease," said first author Kumar Sharma, MD, professor of medicine and director of the Center for Renal Translational Medicine at UC San Diego. "We found that a specific cellular pathway, AMPK-PGC1a, likely plays a key role to reduce mitochondrial function and content, which means that new therapeutic approaches that restore and increase mitochondrial function and content could ameliorate or perhaps even arrest chronic kidney disease."
Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease, which is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the nation's leading killer. An estimated 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), with millions more at increased risk. These patients often require dialysis or an organ transplant.
The primary causes of CKD are high blood pressure and diabetes. Rates of both CKD and diabetes have risen dramatically in the last decade, particularly among people aged 65 and older. According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, the annual mortality rate for end-stage renal disease rose from 10,478 in 1980 to 90,118 in 2009, though it has declined somewhat in recent years.
After analyzing a total of 193 urine samples from patients with diabetes and CKD, diabetes but no CKD and healthy controls with neither condition, Sharma and colleagues quantified 94 metabolites in the samples. Thirteen metabolites were significantly different between patients with diabetes and CKD versus controls. Twelve remained significant when compared to patients with diabetes but not CKD. Twelve metabolites play a role in mitochondrial metabolism and were present in lower levels in patients with diabetes and CKD, suggesting that this major diabetic complication is at least partly the consequence of suppressed mitochondrial activity.
Sharma said measuring urine metabolites to detect and assess diabetic kidney disease is a major diagnostic step forward. "The urine metabolites can indicate the underlying function of the kidney at a biochemical and intracellular level," he said, "and are well-conserved compared to many cell-based and protein measurements. Urine metabolomics also offers an opportunity to gauge effects of new treatments which will be an advantage to guide precision medicine."


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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A Coast Guard official says a disabled cruise ship is stopped off the coast of Alabama because of a broken towline attached to one of the boats towing the vessel.
Petty Officer William Colclough says the ship will be "dead in the water" as the tugboat with the broken line is replaced with a useable vessel. He says the Carnival Triumph will be on its way once it is safely reconnected, but he did not given an estimate of how long the process would take.
The Triumph was being pulled by four tugs Thursday, and the Coast Guard said it had been moving about 5 mph. Before the towline broke, the ship and the 4,000-plus passengers were expected to arrive at the Mobile cruise terminal late Thursday night.


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Users of the Internet and electronic gear are vulnerable to criminals near and far, but we don't always hear about what happens at court and whether the alleged criminals are convicted or acquitted.
Here is an update on some those crimes for consideration.
E-Waste Conviction for Exporting IT Gear
After an 11-day jury trial in Denver, members of the management of Executive Recycling were convicted of illegally disposing of e-waste overseas; mail and wire fraud; smuggling and obstruction of justice.
Executive Recycling falsely advertised to potential customers that it would dispose of old computers, PDAs, TVs and other electronic waste in compliance with all local, state and federal laws and regulations.
CBS "60 Minutes" reporters followed shipments from Denver to Hong Kong and broadcast their report, in 2009. The electronic gear sent to Hong Kong ultimately made its way to southern town of Guiyu, China. The show called Guiya "a sort of Chernobyl of electronic waste."
"Greenpeace has been filming around Guiyu and caught the recycling work. Women were heating circuit boards over a coal fire, pulling out chips and pouring off the lead solder. Men were using what is literally a medieval acid recipe to extract gold. Pollution has ruined the town. Drinking water is trucked in. Scientists have studied the area and discovered that Guiyu has the highest levels of cancer-causing dioxins in the world. They found pregnancies are six times more likely to end in miscarriage, and that seven out of 10 kids have too much lead in their blood," the report said.
The U.S. Department of Justice provided evidence that Executive Recycling exported more than 300 cargo containers from the U.S. between 2005 and 2008, and approximately 160 of these contained electronic gear. Sentencing is scheduled for April.
Arrest of Ceglia Who Sued for Part Ownership of Facebook
The FBI arrested Paul Ceglia for alleged criminal violations including fabricating evidence for a lawsuit to obtain a substantial interest in Facebook. Ceglia claimed he signed a contract in 2004for Web design for Facebook, entitling him to 84 percent of Facebook. The criminal complaint filed for mail and wire fraud includes allegations against Ceglia that he
- filed a federal lawsuit falsely claiming that he was entitled to at least a 50 percent interest in Facebook;
- has deliberately engaged in a systematic effort to defraud Facebook and Zuckerberg and to corrupt the federal judicial process; and
- manufactured and destroyed evidence, for instance replacing a page of the original contract with a fraudulent one that made it look like Zuckerberg had offered Ceglia interest in the company.
Attorneys for Zuckerberg and Facebook "commend the United States Attorney for charging Ceglia with federal crimes in connection with his fraudulent lawsuit against Facebook. Ceglia used the federal court system to perpetuate his fraud and will now be held accountable for his criminal scheme," Computerworld reported.
In 2010, when Ceglia sued Zuckerberg, the Wall Street Journal reported about Ceglia: "In 2009, New York's Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo accused Mr. Ceglia of defrauding customers of his wood-pellet fuel company, according to a news release from the Attorney General's office. The state claimed that he took more than [US]$200,000 from consumers and then failed to deliver any products or refunds. The wood-pellet case is ongoing."
iPad Data Breach Lead to Conviction
In November, a federal jury in New Jersey convicted Andrew Auernheimer of identity theft and conspiracy to gain unauthorized access to computers. In 2010, Auernheimer illegally gained access to AT&T's servers and stole "more than 120,000 email addresses of iPad users including New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and film mogul Harvey Weinstein."
Auernheimer used his hacker name of "Weev" and at trial testified that he publicized the breach because "the consumer has a right to be informed when they're put at risk by a company."
In the meantime AT&T claims it solved the technology problem that allowed Auerheimer to violate their servers in order to eliminate future similar crimes.
Google Executives Acquitted
In 2010, an Italian trial court convicted three Google executives in absentia for failing to promptly take down a video which depicted teenagers who were bulling an autistic boy. Ironically, Google took the offending video within 24 hours of notice, but the trial court nonetheless convicted the Google executives.
In December 2012, an appellate court overturned the convictions, a move that was welcomed by Google and other ISPs who do not want to face criminal liability for content posted by users. Under the 1996 Communications Decency Act, ISPs do not have liability for content posted by users on their websites, but will have liability if the ISPs do not take down offending content once they are aware of its offensive nature. Other countries, including Italy, have similar laws, one of which was upheld by the Italian court.


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DUHAMEL, GEORGES, lawyer, editor, politician, and newspaper owner; b. 2 Jan. 1855 in Belœil, Lower Canada, son of Toussaint Duhamel, a farmer, and Théotiste Ostilly (Ostigny); m. 30 Jan. 1883, in Montreal, Marie-Catherine-Cordélia Dugas, daughter of Adolphe Dugas, a physician and Patriote, and they had three sons and a daughter; d. there 11 Aug. 1892.
After attending the Collège Saint-Marie-de-Monnoir in Marieville, Georges Duhamel decided to become a lawyer. He articled with two Montreal law firms: Longpré et Dugas, and then De Bellefeuille et Turgeon. Called to the bar on 11 Jan. 1879, he went into partnership with Joseph Adam. Adam et Duhamel, which was established at Montreal, continued under that name until 1889, when a new partner was added and it became Adam, Duhamel et Plourde. At the time of Duhamel's death in 1892, it had recently been reorganized as Duhamel, Pelland, Girard et Pelletier.
From 1878 to 1880 Duhamel was vice-president of the Club Cartier, an organization in which Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau figured prominently; he was chosen its president in 1881. Duhamel took part in several electoral campaigns as a Conservative activist. In 1881 he became editor of the nationalist newspaper Le Courrier de Montréal, which ceased publication in April 1883. Duhamel left the Conservative party in 1885 at the time of the Riel affair [see Louis Riel*] and he was a key figure, with Liberal Laurent-Olivier David*, in the Montreal Comité des Amis de Riel. He was one of the main organizers of the famous rally held on 22 Nov. 1885 on the Champ de Mars in Montreal, which is regarded as the prelude to the formation of Honoré Mercier's Parti National. He became one of the leading officials of the party in the Montreal area. As co-secretary of the Comité National de Montréal with H. J. Cloran, the editor of the Montreal Daily Post, he took an active part, at Mercier's side, in the campaign during the provincial election of October 1886. He was to be instrumental in founding a new version of the newspaper Le National at Montreal in 1889 to defend the interests of the Parti National against both the Conservatives and the more radical Liberals, and he remained its owner until his death.
Duhamel had run in Laprairie as a Parti National candidate in the provincial election of 1886 but was defeated. He entered the Legislative Assembly through a by-election on 11 Dec. 1886 in the traditionally Liberal riding of Iberville. He sat as a National Conservative, with Louis-Napoléon Larochelle*, Ferdinand Trudel, and Avila-Gonzalve Bourbonnais, on the cross-benches. When Mercier formed his first cabinet, in 1887, he appointed Duhamel solicitor general. In 1888 the premier made him commissioner of crown lands, an office he held until 1891. In this capacity he was able to get a bill passed on forests giving settlers greater access to the province's timber [see François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle], as well as one on mines retaining for the provincial government all sub-soil mineral rights. He was re-elected for Laprairie in June 1890 but was defeated with three of his ministerial colleagues in the general election of March 1892, called after the government was dismissed by Lieutenant Governor Auguste-Réal Angers*.
Ruined both financially and physically through his involvement in politics, Georges Duhamel died in Montreal on 11 Aug. 1892, at the age of 37.
ANQ-M, CE1-33, 30 janv. 1883; CE1-49, 2 janv. 1855; CE1-51, 13 août 1892. J. Hamelin et al., La presse québécoise, vols.2–3. Montreal directory, 1889–92. Rumilly, Hist. de la prov. de Québec, 5: 48, 69, 83, 113–14, 163, 191–92, 195; 6: 28–29, 119; 7: 42.
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